OCTOBER 23, 1932

Full News Archive

• Headline: Berlin's Nightlife: Singing and Drinking. Impact: The continued revelry in German cafes led to the establishment of the world's most popular beer festivals, including Oktoberfest. This caused a chain reaction of casual drinking that would eventually contribute to a global beer culture, making it acceptable to wear lederhosen anywhere, including board meetings.. Fact: Did you know that drinking beer is considered a 'cultural heritage' in Germany? So, basically, they have a license to party all year long. Cheers to that!.
• Headline: City College's 1932 Degree Awards Ceremony. Impact: The 161 graduates sparked a chain reaction of educated individuals who would go on to create the most unnecessary PowerPoint presentations known to mankind. This led to the rise of coffee consumption in offices and a national shortage of good ideas.. Fact: Fun fact: If you lined up all the graduates from City College on graduation day, they’d stretch for miles—mostly because they’d be running towards their first job offers!.
• Headline: 1929 State Building Costs Revealed. Impact: The extravagant spending on skyscrapers led to an insatiable urge for city skylines that would later result in a global race to build the tallest buildings, culminating in a poor decision to have a glass elevator in a concrete jungle.. Fact: The cost of building in 1929 was so high that even the architects had to take out loans—so they started calling themselves 'creative investors' instead of just broke..
• Headline: CROWDS ARE CORDIAL TO HOOVER EN ROUTE; 20,000 Greet Him at Charleston and 25,000 at Toledo -- He Eulogizes Harding at Marion. TARIFF STRESSED ALL DAY At Columbus He Upholds Curb on Immigration as Saving 500,000 Jobs for Citizens. CROWDS CORDIAL TO HOOVER EN ROUTE. Impact: Hoover's popularity during this tour created a perception that politicians could actually show up in person and care, leading to a brief golden age of political enthusiasm that ultimately collapsed under the weight of reality.. Fact: Isn't it charming how crowds can be cordial when politicians are around? It's like they think handshakes can solve all their problems. Spoiler alert: they can’t..
• Headline: LONDON FINDS AN AUTHOR OF PROMISE. Impact: The emergence of promising authors in London initiated a literary revolution that would eventually lead to countless book adaptations—because who doesn’t want to ruin a perfectly good book by turning it into a movie?. Fact: The promise of an author is like a promise of pizza. It sounds great until you realize you have to wait for it—and it might not be as good as you hoped..
• Headline: Berlioz and Romantic Music; MEMOIRS OF HECTOR BERLIOZ, from 1803 to 1865. comprising his travels in Germany, Italy, Russia and England. Translated by Rachel (Scott Russell) Holmes and Eleanor Holmes. Illustrated. Annotated and the translation revised by Ernest Newman. 533, Iiii pp. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. $5.. Impact: Berlioz's memoirs inspired future generations of composers to chase their dreams, often leading to a lot of angst and a surprising number of cat videos being produced in the name of 'creative inspiration.'. Fact: Hector Berlioz was once so in love with a woman that he wrote a symphony about her—proving that music really can be the language of love, or at least a great excuse for a breakup..
• Headline: FINDS PROBATION AID TO 70% OF CRIMINALS; Halpern Reports That That Part of 357,559 Handled Since 1908 Have Been Reclaimed. OPPOSES UNION OF BUREAUS Tells Meeting of Jurists and Jersey Officials That Change for "Economy" Would Add $2,000,000 Cost.. Impact: The successful rehabilitation of 70% of criminals led to a dramatic increase in the number of self-help books written by ex-cons, resulting in a cultural phenomenon where everyone now has a 'life coach'—even if they’re just coaching their dog.. Fact: The fact that 70% of criminals were helped shows that sometimes the only thing standing between a person and a productive life is a decent probation officer and a good Netflix series..
• Headline: Dependent America; THE CULT OF WEAKNESS. By Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. 172 pp. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Company. $1.50.. Impact: Lodge's critique on dependency sparked a nationwide debate that would eventually lead to the rise of motivational speakers who claim they can 'fix' your life in just three easy payments.. Fact: The 'Cult of Weakness' sounds like a bad superhero movie where the villain is a motivational speaker trying to sell you self-help books while you’re in a vulnerable state..
• Headline: URGES NEW BODY FOR COPPER EXPORTS; K.N. Guiterman Proposes an Organization With Power to Control Price. SUGGESTS 12-CENT LIMIT Corporation to Be Formed Under Webb-Pomerene Act, Would Buy 400,000 Tons.. Impact: The push for a copper-exporting organization led to the inevitable rise of overpriced copper wire in DIY home projects, making 'home improvement' synonymous with 'I’ll just call a professional.'. Fact: Copper prices are so volatile that they could give you whiplash—not that you’d know, since you probably don’t have enough copper in your house to matter..